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Bilateral Relations

Egypt

Greek-Egyptian diplomatic relations date back to August 1833, when the great benefactor, Mihail Tositsas, was appointed by the Greek government of the time as Greece’s first Consul to Alexandria. In 1835 the Consulate in Alexandria was upgraded to a Consulate General; five years later the Cairo Consulate General was opened and, in 1900, a Greek Embassy was established. Greece also has a Port Consular Office in Port Said. Egypt equally maintains an Embassy in Athens.

Bilateral Relations

Political Relations
Economic Relations
Cultural Relations and Greek Community
Useful Information
Relations between Greece and Egypt have deep historical roots as a result of their co-existence in the same geostrategic region and their common historical experience. The long-standing presence of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and the Greek communities in Egypt, the remarkable business activity of a significant number of Greek companies in the country and the complementarity of the two countries for the stability and development of the region of their common neighbourhood, render the two countries natural strategic partners. Greece considers Egypt a key factor for developments in the Middle East and the Arab World in general, due its size, its history and its strategic weight. In recent years, our relations with Egypt have acquired a strategic character, which is manifested through the breadth of our cooperation and the density of bilateral contacts at all levels. Egypt and Greece have intensified their bilateral cooperation - particularly in the political, energy, economic and military sectors - as well as the trilateral cooperation with Cyprus. Trilateral Cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt The trilateral cooperation between Greece-Cyprus-Egypt was initially launched in 2013 at the level of Political Directors of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs. It continued with meetings of Foreign Ministers, as well as with the Summits in Cairo (8.11.2014), Nicosia (29.04.2015), Athens (9.12.2015), Cairo (11.10.2016), Nicosia (21.11.2017), Elounda (10.10.2018), Cairo (08.10.2019), Nicosia (21.10.2020) and Athens (19.10.2021). There is also a cooperation at the level of the Ministries of Defence and the Parliaments of the three countries. The trilateral format expresses the political will of the three parties to promote cooperation through constructive dialogue with concrete and tangible content, aiming at the implementation of projects and programmes in areas of common interest. The trilateral meetings, which are now held on a regular basis, have already laid the institutional foundations of a cooperation and partnership mechanism between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt that is not directed against any country in the region, but serves as a model for regional dialogue and contributes substantially to peace, stability and regional cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean. Being very close to the crisis areas that inevitably affect them, the three Mediterranean countries create a triangle of cooperation and stability which benefits not only them, but also the EU and the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in general. In this context, meetings of Foreign Ministers have also taken place with the participation of other countries, such as France. Greece and Egypt also cooperate closely in international organisations, as well as in the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean. Bilateral relations are developing at a very satisfactory pace in all areas (political, economic, defence, cultural), with frequent meetings and exchanges of high-level visits. The visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on August 3, 2023 to Cairo, where he met with the Egyptian President, is particularly noteworthy. The Greek Prime Minister participated also at the Cairo Peace Summit on October 21. The two countries have converging positions on the main issues of the region. In particular, Greece's firm position in favour of a just, comprehensive and lasting solution in the Middle East issue, which is of particular concern to Egypt's foreign policy, further contributes to maintaining excellent political relations. The firm stance of Egypt on the Cyprus problem is also noteworthy.

Contact details for Greek Missions

Cairo

Embassy

18 Aisha El Taymuria, 11451, Garden City, Cairo
Tel: +202 27950443, 27955915, 27951074
Fax: +202 27963903
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Working Hours: 09:00 - 17:00
gremb.cai@mfa.gr Website 
Head of Mission: Νikolaos Papageorgiou, Minister Plenipotentiary first class

Cairo

Consulate General

14, Srilanka Str., 11561 Zamalek, Cairo
Tel: +202 27355863, 27355868, 27355869, 27355898, 27355899
Fax: +202 2735 5818
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Working Hours: 09:00 - 17:00
grgencon.cai@mfa.gr 
Consul General : Despoina Chasirtzoglou, First Counsellor of Embassy

Cairo

Office for Economic and Commercial Affairs

18 Aisha El Taymuria, 11451, Garden City, Cairo
Tel: +202 27948482, 27952036
Fax: +202 27940684
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ecocom-cairo@mfa.gr Website 
Head: Periklis Davanelos, Minister Plenipotentiary for Economic and Commercial Affairs second class

Cairo

Public Diplomacy Office

18 Aisha El Taymuria, 11451, Garden City, Cairo
Tel: +202 27950443 +202 27941369, +202 27944279
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pdo.cairo@mfa.gr 
Head: Εlias Galanis, Minister Plenipotentiary for Public Diplomacy second class

Alexandria

Consulate General in Alexandria

63 Alexander the Great str. Shatby, Alexandria
Tel: +203 4878454, 4878455
Fax: +203 4865896
Emergency Tel: +201 27 2045556
Working Hours: 09:00-17:00
grgencon.ale@mfa.gr 
Consul General : Ioannis Pyrgakis, First Counsellor of Embassy